Social Media: A powerful tool for increasing the visibility of female physicists and a Wikipedia edit-a-thon - CANCELLED

11:00 – 13:00 6 May 2014

Franklin TheatreInstitute of Physics 76 Portland PlaceLondonW1B 1NT

A special event celebrating female physicists and exploring how to increase their public visibility with a Physics Wikipedia edit-a-thon. The morning session, chaired by Victoria Gill, Science Reporter at BBC News, will explore how female scientists can harness the power of the media to promote their work, with talks from Guardian blogger Dame Athene Donald, regular tweeter Dr Heather Williams and Tom Sheldon, from the Science Media Centre.

A Wikipedia 'edit-a-thon' will take place after the morning session, 14:00-17:00.

To register or for more information please contact maisie.monroe@iop.org